The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis (Goodreads Author)

The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Lillian Carter aka Angelica a sought after artist model, lost her Mother in the Spanish Flue outbreak of 1919. Due to gaining weight the jobs began to dry up and her landlord made improper advances. When he kills his wife the police try to link Angelica to the murder fleeing the investigation she goes to the house of one of the former artist she worked for, only to discover that he has moved. Through a stroke of luck she becomes the private secretary to Helen Frick. When Helen's Father dies of an overdose of a sleeping drought, a priceless diamond goes missing and Lillian's dalliance with Helen's fiance comes to light Lillian finds herself once more on the run.

Fifty years later Veronica Weber is at the Frick Museum (the former Frick Mansion) on a photo shoot. When a series of misadventures finds her locked in the museum during a blizzard she follows the clues Helen left and discovers the diamond hidden away in a secret compartment.

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Eve of Destruction (The League: Eve of Destruction #1)

Eve of Destruction by Sherrilyn Kenyon
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

After waiting forever for the next book in the series to come out this was something of a let down. Trying to figure out the time frame on the book, I think this must be set in the past (before Nykyrian meet Kiara and before he became Nemesis). Jayne Toole (Hadrian S. Erixour's future wife) is in prison. Eve is trying to scrap together enough money to free her but jobs are slow to come, when the loan shark she borrowed money from sends his enforcer to get his money back Jinx Shadowbourne (aka Fury) steps in. Later when Eve finds a badly wounded Jinx in an ally she risk her life to save him with the help of her friend Jedi. (Jedi is friends with Syn). Jinx is being hunted by other League assassins because he is the rightful heir of Eufora (he is also working with Savage to demolish the league but no one knows that). Deciding he has nothing to lose he rescues Jayne from the League Prison. Nykyrian (with Syn's help) covers his escape and later approaches Shadowbourne (Fury) and tells him the next time he helps a civilian to let him know so that he can help cover his tracks, he also tells him that if he signs away his rights to Eufora to the League Nykyrian's Adopted Father will stop trying to have him killed. Later Nykyrian is approached by Savage and asked to join their group.

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Everything After by Jill Santopolo (Goodreads Author)

Everything After by Jill Santopolo
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A college romance goes horribly wrong but eventually Emily finds happiness. When Emily miscarries the baby she and her husband wanted, she wonders if it's fate giving her a second chance with her college sweetheart.

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Diablo Mesa by Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author), Lincoln Child

Diablo Mesa by Douglas Preston
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It's really nice that Nora Kelly has found love and happiness again. This time with billionaire Lucas Tappan whose interest in UFOs almost leads to their demise at the hands of rogue government agents. Thanks to Skip (Nora's brother), Special Agent Corrie Swanson and Sheriff Watts the couple survive to tell their tale or not.

Lots of fast paced action and the appearance of my favorite characters made this a pleasure to read.

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The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh

The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I wish I could have read the book slower and savored it but alas it was due back at the library.

Leo has a wife he loves and a daughter he adores and life seems to be on the right track after Emma's cancer scare but then he discovers that he doesn't know his wife at all and he suspects that Ruby isn't his daughter. Determined to confront his wife and get to the truth he is devastated when Emma goes missing. Slowly he unravels the truth but can he forgive Emma?

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